Friday, May 18, 2012
America's Most Wanted has received tips ranging from a possible sighting of the Volkswagen Jetta linked to her disappearance to potential areas of interest.
America’s Most Wanted has received tips ranging from potential areas of interest to a sighting of the Volkswagen associated with Sierra LaMar’s disappearance. The tips were relayed the weekend after the national crime show aired its latest coverage of the LaMar case on May 11. Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jose Cardoza said the national show has continued to forward tips to the Sheriff’s Office as they’re received. Four tips came in last weekend, and more tips may have been sent throughout the week, Cardoza said. Although Cardoza couldn’t specifically comment on the anonymous tips, he did say what cities they came from and vaguely mentioned their relation to the LaMar case. The first tip came from a caller about 700 miles away from …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Witnesses are coming forward with details about the red Volkswagen Jetta that's being associated with the disappearance of Sierra LaMar, according to the teen's mother.
News about a red Volkswagen Jetta being associated with the disappearance of Morgan Hill teen Sierra Lamar is apparently prompting witnesses to come forward, according to Marlene LaMar. “It’s just that, with the release of the vehicle that’s out and talking to the media, more people are coming forward,” LaMar said. “I can’t disclose specifically, but law enforcement is interviewing witnesses that are coming forward because of all of that. More people are coming forward, so that’s been a positive thing." Although detectives working on the LaMar case won’t release many details regarding the Volkswagen’s association, LaMar said authorities are currently looking into whether the VW is the right vehicle, and whether surveillance footage depicts…
No Suspect Found
At approximately 7:45 yesterday morning, Union City police surrounded a home on Almedan Blvd in response to the sounding of the home's alarm, police said. Upon arriving at the home, the officers noticed that the front door had been forcibly opened, police said. Officers heard suspicious noises coming from inside the home, but discovered that the noises were being made by the homeowners' pets, police said. According to police, the home appeared to have been burglarized, though the perpetrators had fled before the officers arrived. There are no suspects. The homeowners were not inside the home at the time of the burglary, said police. It is unclear whether any property was removed from the home, police said.
Expect traffic delays in the area.
A motorcycle crash on eastbound Interstate 580 in Castro Valley at Palo Verde Road is causing major traffic delays Thursday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol, callers reported that the motorcycle driver was "recklessly" weaving in and out of traffic and splitting lanes before the crash. The highway was shut down for a short period of time but has since reopened. The driver was taken to Eden Medical Center with unknown injuries. No other vehicles were involved.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Divers will study items captured via sonar at Anderson and Almaden reservoirs and the VW linked to the missing teen has yet to be examined.
Sheriff’s divers are returning to Anderson, Almaden and Guadalupe reservoirs to verify objects that divers captured via sonar last week while searching for clues in the disappearance of Morgan Hill teen Sierra LaMar. “Some images, like in prior water searches, came up that were questionable,” Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jose Cardoza said. Questionable items that have appeared in past water searches include tires, vehicles, trees and large tree stumps, among other large objects. The divers will be returning to the reservoirs this week, starting at Anderson on Wednesday, and Almaden and Guadalupe reservoirs the following days. On Monday and Tuesday, divers returned to the Coyote Creek Watershed to verify areas of interest detected …
All roads are open as of 4:45 p.m.
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Tuesday, May 15
This report was updated Wednesday An Amtrak Capitol Corridor train fatally struck a person in Fremont Tuesday afternoon, a spokeswoman said. According to the Alameda County Coroner's Bureau, the victim was a 73-year-old Fremont man named Inderjit Valia. At approximately 1 pm, Valia was struck by a train traveling from San Jose to Sacramento while attempting to cross the tracks, Amtrak officials said. Valia was walking east on Nursery Avenue when he was hit, said Fremont police. The train was traveling from Sacramento to San Jose when it struck the victim at about 1 p.m., Amtrak spokeswoman Danelle Hunter said. No passengers or crew onboard the train were injured, Hunter said. Passengers were bused to their final destination, and other …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Family members have planned a memorial service in Hayward at 6 p.m. Monday evening, to mark one year since the local's murder, which still goes unsolved.
Today is a sad day for the Ramirez family. Monday, May 14 marks the one-year anniversary since the murder of Anthony "Cookie" Ramirez, 34, of Union City. Ramirez was shot and killed just before 11 p.m. May 14, 2011 in the middle of the 33600 block of Eighth Street. Officers responded to the scene and found Ramirez’s body lying in the driveway of a home. He was pronounced dead at the scene. So far, Ramirez' murder still goes unsolved, one year later. Though residents of the home Ramirez' body was found in front of say he had no connection to them, others say Ramirez rented a room from the family who lives there. Ramirez reportedly told family members he was taking a walk the night he was killed. Rose Baker, Ramirez' aunt, said tonight will …
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Union City's first prescription drug take-back day yielded more than 165 pounds of unwanted or expired medications, preventing them from landing in public water, or the hands of others for recreational or abusive uses.
Results are in for the most recent Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, held statewide on April 28, and the event appears to have been a big success for Union City, said Rhea Serran, communications and marketing manager for the City. A total of 165 pounds of left-over and unused prescription drugs was collected in Union City, Serran reported. Regionally, a whopping 20,915 - or, more than 10 tons - was collected for safe and proper disposal in northern and central California. Nationwide, a new record was set, with 552,161 pounds - or 276 tons - of drugs being turned in. Drugs collected by the Union City Police in this event will be incinerated, Serran explained. “We are thankful for the tremendous response from the community, which has …
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Friday, May 11, 2012
Other incidents this past week include an argument between three men at a barbershop that led to one pulling out a gun, a son that assaulted his mother during an argument with her, and more.
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Friday, May 11
The following is a collection of reports prepared by the Union City Police Department. The document contains only items of note. The log contains incidents that occurred from May 4-10. Reports have been lightly edited for Patch style. Friday, May 4 Mother and adult son get into fight, son assaults mother and prevents her from calling for help On Friday night, officers responded to the corner of Alvarado Niles Road and Central Avenue to investigate an in-progress battery between a man and a woman. Arriving officers interviewed the female victim and detained the male suspect as he was walking away. During the course of the investigation, officers learned that the victim is the suspect’s mother. The victim had been driving and arguing with …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Peter Kolesnikov, 38, faces 22 counts of sexual assault. His pre-trial has been delayed to June 21.
The pre-trial for a former James Logan High School teacher charged with having sex with a 16-year-old student has been continued. Dressed in a suit, Peter Kolesnikov, 38, appeared out of custody before Alameda County Superior Judge Dennis McLaughlin Thursday morning to have his pre-trial be pushed to June. He is scheduled to return to court on June 21 for further pre-trial. Kolesnikov pleaded not guilty in March to various sex-related charges that authorities said are linked to an alleged nine-month sexual relationship with a student that occurred between March and November of last year. He was arrested Jan. 12 while en route to meet with the victim at an undisclosed location in Hayward. He was originally held on a $1 million bail but was …
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